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Diving to see sharks and manta rays
Diving in Beirut is a great experience all-year-round since it is sunny there for 300 days a year. What to see are big manta rays, sharks of all kinds (yes, event the Great White!), as well as their breeding...Read full tip...
Look for the “Lesbian” ship when wreck diving
A World War II British ship called “Lesbian” is just one of the interesting wrecks to see in Beirut. Apart from the ship, also look for Le Souffler (a French WWII submarine); Macedonia, Alice...Read full tip...
Snorkeling or diving to see Phoenician and Roman ruins
Roman and Phoenician granite columns, marble stones, roads, stone anchors, and broken pottery are scattered underwater just underneath Beirut’s shores. Cornich and Ain El Mreisseh have plenty of...Read full tip...
Activities to fill your night and day
The following are what you can do in Beirut during daytime: *Watch people, tanks and soldiers march at Martyrs' Square *Go to the cobalt-domed Al-Amin mosque and listen to early morning muezzin (prayer...Read full tip...